ALL ARE WELCOME!

You do not need to be a delegate to attend.

Convention 54 is just a few days away. If you haven't registered yet, please do so immediately by clicking HERE. If you did not get a confirmation of your registration (by email), contact Rae Costa ASAP! Below are the schedules for Friday and Saturday, along with informational links and important reminders, including Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick's recommended review of remarks and reports from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21

EDUCATION DAY:

PEACE & RECONCILIATION

8:30 am: Registration opens

10:00 am: Plenary Session begins

11:30 am: Lunch (provided)

12:30 pm: Afternoon Workshops

2:00 pm: QUEEN LILI'UOKALANI

A play by Roanna Williams

4:00 pm: CONVENTION EUCHARIST

St. Alban's Chapel

5:30 pm: ALOHA RECEPTION

Bishop's Cross Presentation

Tented area next to St. Alban's Chapel

Map for Friday Activities

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22

54TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF HAWAI'I

7:30 AM

Credentials Check-in

8:30 AM

Check-in CLOSED

8:45 AM

The 54th Annual Meeting of Convention is called to order. (There will be breaks as needed and a half-hour lunch.)

4:00 PM

Meeting Concludes

Map for Saturday Meeting

TRAVEL: NEIGHBOR ISLAND ATTENDEES

The congregations of the Diocese share the costs of inter-island travel for lay delegates and voting clergy, provided you make the reservations through the Diocesan Air Travel Coordinator.

There is an exception for those traveling from Moloka‘i; please make your own reservations and submit your receipt to Rae Costa for reimbursement.

Ground Transportation and Hotel are on your own.

If you haven’t made your inter-island airline reservations yet, please do so immediately by clicking HERE.

If you did submit the form but didn’t receive your confirmation, contact Rae Costa ASAP.

VOTING: ELECTION RUNNER

This year, voting will be done online using Election Runner. All voting clergy and delegates must have access to an electronic device (laptop, tablet, smartphone) in order to vote. If you missed the scheduled trainings, one of the recorded Zoom sessions and accompanying slideshow are available for viewing on the Diocesan website HERE.

PREPARING YOUR MIND & SPIRIT

All material for the Annual Meeting are now posted on the event webpage HERE. Items to review PRIOR to the Annual Meeting include:

Bishop's message regarding masks
Bishop's Annual Report
The Budget Numbers AND Narrative
Nominees for elections
Resolutions (2)
Campus Maps

Full e-Workbook
Abbreviated e-Workbook (agenda, resolutions, sample ballots, budget numbers, and closing song) with same page numbers as the full e-Workbook

Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick shares the following remarks and reports from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, and hopes that you can find the time to read them before Convention: